DTI relief program benefits ex-rebels
TURNING A NEW LEAF. Former rebels from Alfonso Castañeda town in Nueva Vizcaya are given livelihood kits by the government under a program of the Department of Trade and Industry. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
ALFONSO CASTAÑEDA, Nueva Vizcaya (September 16)—A total of 27 beneficiaries including former rebels from this town were awarded livelihood kits that contain sari-sari (variety) store and rice-retailing items from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Region 2.
DTI Region 2 said the beneficiaries and former New People's Army (NPA) rebels received their kits from the DTI-Nueva Vizcaya under the Pangkabuhayan sa Pagbangon at Ginhawa (Economic Development and Relief) program and awarded in partnership with the local government unit here.
DTI-Nueva Vizcaya provincial director Mariet...